PERSONIFYING

Verb

personifying

present participle of personify

Source: Wiktionary


PERSONIFY

Per*son"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Personified; p. pr. & vb. n. Personifying.] Etym: [Person + -fy: cf. F. personnifier.]

1. To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being. The poets take the liberty of personifying inanimate things. Chesterfield.

2. To be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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